Dialommus macrocephalus

Dialommus macrocephalus, the Foureye rockskipper, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California, Mexico to Colombia. It inhabits the intertidal zone and is capable of leaving the water in search of land-dwelling prey. It feeds on invertebrates including crabs. This species can reach a length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) TL.[2]

Dialommus macrocephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Labrisomidae
Genus: Dialommus
Species:
D. macrocephalus
Binomial name
Dialommus macrocephalus
(Günther, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Clinus macrocephalus Günther, 1861
  • Mnierpes macrocephalus (Günther, 1861)
  • Mnierpes macrocephalus catherinae C. Hubbs, 1952
  • Dialommus macrocephalus catherinae (C. Hubbs, 1952)

References
  1. Hastings, P.; Dominici-Arosemena, A. (2010). "Dialommus macrocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183741A8168174. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183741A8168174.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Dialommus macrocephalus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.